Category Archives: (Sandbox) Politics
Trump is symptom-free and stable, White House doctor says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has had no COVID-19 symptoms for the past 24 hours, with a physical examination and his vital signs showing his condition remains sable, White House ...
Oct 07, 2020
U.S. starts forgiving pandemic loans amid criticism, uncertainty
By Koh Gui Qing NEW YORK (Reuters) - As the U.S. government this month begins allowing small businesses to not repay their loans from a $525 billion pandemic relief plan, shifting the cost to American...
Oct 07, 2020
Pelosi blasts Trump for cutting off COVID-19 relief talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday criticized President Donald Trump for abruptly ending negotiations for further COVID-19 aid talks on Tuesday, and brushed aside the ...
Oct 07, 2020
Texas Supreme Court rules against Houston mail ballots
By Tom Hals (Reuters) - Texas Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that voters in Houston cannot receive unsolicited mail-in ballots for November's presidential election, thwarting an effort to expand vot...
Oct 07, 2020
U.S. airlines urge standalone relief in letter to Pelosi and McConnell
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The main U.S. airline lobby and a dozen unions are urging lawmakers to advance a standalone bill that would extend $25 billion in payroll support to protect airline jobs, according...
Oct 07, 2020
Trump fails to block tax return subpoena from Manhattan district attorney
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Wednesday rejected Donald Trump's effort to block Manhattan's district attorney from obtaining eight years of his tax returns for a ...
Oct 07, 2020
Factbox: Control of U.S. Senate at play in 10 key competitive races
(Reuters) - This year's election year battle for control of the U.S. Senate is intensifying, as Republicans prepare to push through President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee in the closing weeks ...
Oct 07, 2020
White House says ‘not optimistic’ about comprehensive COVID-19 aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Wednesday said he was not optimistic that a comprehensive deal could be reached on further COVID-19 financial, aid but that the Trump ...
Oct 07, 2020
2020 U.S. ELECTION: What you need to know right now
(Reuters) - -As questions persist over President Trump's health, the vice-presidential debate, for once, takes a starring role in election season. Masks, plexiglass, social distancing and COVID-19 tes...
Oct 07, 2020
Cellphones in hand, ‘Army for Trump’ readies poll watching operation
By Jarrett Renshaw and Joseph Tanfani PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Republicans are mobilizing thousands of volunteers to watch early voting sites and ballot drop boxes leading up to November's election, p...
Oct 07, 2020
